SNES Classic Edition Announced and Dated

Star Fox 2?!

By
Joe Skrebels

Nintendo has announced the Super NES Classic Edition, and announced that it will be released on September 29 at a suggested retail price of $79.99 in the States, $119.95 in Australia and £79.99 in the UK.

The follow-up to the NES Classic Edition (which will be called the 'Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System' in Europe) includes 21 titles - including Star Fox 2, a game that had previously never been released.

A full list of included games follows:

Contra III: The Alien Wars

Donkey Kong Country

EarthBound

Final Fantasy III

F-ZERO

Kirby Super Star

Kirby’s Dream Course

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Mega Man X

Secret of Mana

Star Fox

Star Fox 2

Street Fighter® II Turbo: Hyper Fighting

Super Castlevania IV

Super Ghouls ’n Ghosts

Super Mario Kart

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario World

Super Metroid

Super Punch-Out!!

Yoshi’s Island

Star Fox 2 is the stand-out inclusion, a full sequel to the original Star Fox that was completed but canceled. A full version of the game has been known about for several years, but has not been released until now, apparently for legal reasons.

In a strange point of difference, the US version will also come with the AC adapter needed to plug the USB cable into for power, but the European version will not. The European version will, however, feature the system and controller's regional design.